Monthly Archives: August 2010
Beware Choosing the Most Complex Tool for the Job
I once saw a TV show about competing groups of archeologists trying to demonstrate how the ancient Egyptians raised stone obelisks weighing hundreds of tons. One group of archeologists built a complex apparatus involving a wooden frame and lots of … Continue reading
Assertions and Invariants
I’ve been thinking a lot about testing frameworks over the past six months, and I’m not the only Stuart doing that. Stuart Halloway, who spent some time on his own Clojure testing framework, Circumspec, recently wrote about his experiences refactoring … Continue reading